Lou Gehrig

Lou Gehrig

#2 RANKED AT POSITION
1923—1939
First Base
BORN
June 19, 1903, in New York, NY
BATS / THROWS
Left / Left
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-0 / 200
PRIMARY TEAM
New York Yankees
.340
BATTING AVERAGE
2164
GAMES
113.8
WAR
.447
ON-BASE PCT
1888
RUNS
67.6
WAR7
.632
SLUGGING
2721
HITS
31.6
WAR3
1.080
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
493
HOME RUNS
8.5
WAR PER SEASON
Played all those games in a row, tragically succumbed to rare disease.
7-TIME
ALL-STAR
1927-28, 1932, 1936-39
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame First Basemen

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Gehrig
CAREER
113.8
LONG PEAK
67.6
PRIME
47.2
SHORT PEAK
31.6
JAWS
90.7
WAR PER
8.5
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
61.0
LONG PEAK
42.1
PRIME
30.8
SHORT PEAK
21.0
JAWS
51.6
WAR PER
4.7

Where Does Lou Gehrig Rank Among First Basemen?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
2
CAREER
1
LONG PEAK
1
PRIME
1
SHORT PEAK
1
JAWS
1
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame First Basemen Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Gehrig
Average HOF First Base
120.0120.090.090.060.060.030.030.00.00.0113.867.647.231.690.78.56142.130.82151.64.7Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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